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Sculptors from around the world concluded the latest Harbin International Ice-Assemblage Sculpture Championship on Thursday, producing some of the most incredible ice sculptures ever carved for arguably the most famous ice sculpting competition in the world. Thirteen teams from seven countries had just 4.5 days to complete their offerings, with each team receiving 10 large blocks of ice taken from Harbin's Songhua river. This year's first prize went to Team Russia Amursk for their ice dragons.
Welcome to the 32nd Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, one of the largest and most dazzling Ice festivals in the world. The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin hosted the festival, which opened its doors to festival goers on Thursday. Visitors marveled at the giant sculptures made entirely from snow and ice and enjoyed riding on sledges and snow bikes around the festival grounds. The Harbin ice and snow sculpture festival drew more than a million visitors last year, attracting people from across Asia and eastern Russia. It is set to run until the end of February. The tradition actually took root in 1963 with a winter lantern show in the frosty city, but was cancelled during the cultural revolution. The festival was reinstated on January 5, 1985 and has taken place regularly for the past 32 years. The ice and snow festival brings together hundreds of artists from around the world to face off in the sculpture competition. The world's largest ice sculptures are created in the process and the gigantic, frozen artwork transforms Harbin into a winter fairytale. There's still time to go check out the winter wonderland that is the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.
Worshippers at a Tokyo shrine welcome the new year with an ice-cold bath in an annual tradition that dates back about 70 years Participants warm up through stretches and chants before plunging into a pool filled with huge ice blocks. IMAGES
Škoda Auto explores Sweden! The Czech carmaker is organizing a 4×4 Winter Experience event in central Sweden. The complete portfolio of all-wheel drive Škoda models, including the all-electric Enyaq iV series, will be presented in the kingdom of nearly 100,000 lakes, which also boasts a well-developed industry and world-leading sustainable energy sector. Participants can look forward to scenic drives, featuring unspoilt nature and exciting activities focused on the cars’ handling on a frozen lake. The highlights of the event will be co-driving the Fabia RS Rally2 and an attempt to break a world record for the longest continuous drift on ice with the Enyaq RS iV.Sweden has a thriving economy, with efficient forestry and industry. Half of the country is covered by forests, and agricultural land accounts for about 10% of the total area. The Swedish landscape, which is relatively flat, is dotted with nearly 100,000 lakes, creating a plentiful supply of water. In the central Swedish province of Jämtland, the city of Östersund stands on the shore of the country’s fifth largest lake, Storsjön. There and on the nearby island of Frösön, Škoda Auto is hosting the 4×4 Winter Experience event. The university town of Östersund, with a population of about 50,000, is well known as a venue for winter sports such as biathlon and speed skating.
New Taipei City, Sep 23 (EFE/EPA).- Tourists visited Thursday Taiwan's Sand Sculpture Art Festival, where 13 classic PIXAR films were featured on the beach in northern part of the island.The festival is taking place at Fulong Beach from Sep. 17 to Oct. 31, 2021. (Camera RITCHIE TONGO).B-ROLL OF THE SAND SCULPTURES INSPIRED BY PIXAR FILMS AT FULONG BEACH, IN NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN.
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